This Technical Report provides guidance for the:

·        implementation of functional safety principles in artificial intelligence (AI) programming when used as a means for machinery safety applications;

·        effective communication between functional safety personnel (who provide the primary technical knowledge of machines system hazards and the application of risk reduction measures) and data scientists / programmers with no or limited machine system knowledge but who understand the capabilities and limitations of the AI system.

These principles may include internal diagnostics such as component/system integrity during operation and external diagnostics such as environmental effects and communication networks.